System and Hardware Requirements

Required Hardware

The computer system must meet the following hardware requirements in order to use the RED ROCKET:

• PCIe slot that accepts a x16 card, and has at least 8 lanes of data
• 2048 MB RAM

Supported Hardware

The RED ROCKET can be installed in any of the following:

• Mac Pro^® (Late 2012 model and earlier)
• Thunderbolt™ expansion chassis
• PCIe expansion chassis
• Windows^®-based computer

NOTE: RED^® does not recommend using a RED ROCKET with a Mac Pro (Late 2013 model or later) because it may interrupt audio playback and slow down data transfer rates for both Ethernet and Thunderbolt. These issues do not occur with earlier models of the Mac Pro.

Supported Operating Systems

The RED ROCKET can be used with the following operating systems:

• Mac^® OS X^® 10.5 or later
• Windows^® XP SP2 or later
• Linux^® (Red Hat)

NOTE: Be sure that you have installed the latest system updates and service packs for your system; otherwise you may encounter software or hardware problems.

NOTE: If you are using a Linux application with RED ROCKET, you need to obtain the appropriate driver from the company providing the application. If you are interested in developing your own tools for Linux you may want to sign up for the R3D SDK. RED DOES NOT provide drivers for Linux.

Required Software

• RED ROCKET Installer: Available for download at www.red.com/downloads.
• REDCINE-X PRO: Available for download at www.red.com/downloads.

Contact third party software vendors about the availability of other RED ROCKET enabled software.